The WSOP Pro-Amateur Bracelet Tournament will pit professional players against amateur players.

WSOP Paradise will launch a $250,000 buy-in Pro-Amateur bracelet event in December, where pros and amateur players will compete separately, but will merge once they reach the money. The winner will receive a gold bracelet.

The Pros versus Joe's matchup will take place in December at the 2026 WSOP Paradise Series.

More precisely, this is a WSOP Pro-Am event with a $250,000 buy-in, pitting professional poker players against amateurs. This unique tournament is sure to add a lot of excitement to the Bahamas. The three-day event will award the champion a gold bracelet.

What exactly is this?

There are precedents for poker tournaments where professionals face off against recreational players. In 2015, Poker Central (now PokerGO) hosted a knockout tournament where one table featured celebrities playing until only one player remained, while the other table featured professionals. The ultimate winners—actor Kevin Pollak and poker legend Vanessa Selbst—enacted a best-of-three match, with Selbst emerging victorious, winning 1TP 4T 1 million.

Triton Poker has done similar things before, including last year's $250,000 Triton Invitational at WSOP Paradise, an invite-only multi-table tournament that Kayhan Mokri won, taking home $7,725,000.

However, the WSOP Pro-Amateur format differs. Unlike the Triton Invitational, professional players do not need to be invited by amateur players; they can register directly without an invitation. Amateur players, on the other hand, must apply and receive WSOP approval. The WSOP Pro-Amateur Committee will review applications and make individual decisions based on each applicant's eligibility.

At the start of the tournament, amateur and professional players will compete separately. Once the tournament enters the prize pool, the two groups will be merged and the tournament will proceed as normal until a gold bracelet winner is determined.

The WSOP Paradise will be held from December 2nd to 17th at the Baha Mar Hotel & Resort. The schedule currently includes 21 bracelet events, including the Super Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of $50 million.

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